Dish-drainer



R.BUNGE (No Model.)

DISH DRAINER.

No. 591,377. Patented Oct. 12, 1897.

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TTORNEY-S UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD BUN CE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

DISH-DRAINER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 591,377, dated October12, 1897.

Application filed April 12, 1897.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, RICHARD BUNCE, a citizenof the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDish-Drainers,of which the following is a full and completespecification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same. This invention relates todish-drainers for use in kitchens, restaurants, hotels, and simi larplaces; and the object thereof is to provide an improved device of thisclass which is adapted to serve as a drainer for dishes of various kindsand classes and for other and analogous uses in kitchens and similarplaces.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specifica'tion,ofwhich the accompanying drawing forms a part,in which the separate partsof my improvement are designated by letters of reference, said drawingbeing a perspective view of my improved dish-drainer.

In the practice of my invention I provide a frame which is preferablycomposed of metal rods or heavy wire and which is oblong in form andprovided with legs A, and the bot- "tom portion of said frame consistsof horizontal side rods (1 and end rods a which are connected with thelegsA in any desired manner, said side rods CL and the end rods a be ingpreferably provided with eyes or rings, through which the legs A arepassed, and the said legs A are carried upwardly at each end andconnected by a cross-rod d formed integrally therewith, and at the backof the frame the upper portion thereof is also provided with ahorizontal rod a The body portion of the back and ends of this frame iscomposed of vertical and horizontal wires B, as clearly shown in thedrawing, and the bottom thereof of horizontal and transverse rods b, andarranged longitudinallyof the top of the frame is a brace consisting oftwo horizontal rods 0, one of which is placed over the other, and saidhorizontal Serial No. 631,704. (No model.)

rods are connected by short vertical rods C and thefront upper portionof the frame is provided with three horizontal brace-rods D.

The rods B, O, 0 b, and D, which constitute the body portion of theframe, are much smaller than the rods or bars which constitute the mainpart of said frame, and placed in the frame thus formed is a tray E,which is rectangular inform and which is provided centrally of the frontthereof with a dischargespout F.

The tray E when placed in. the frame is slightly higher at the rear sidethan at the front thereof, and said tray may be made of any desiredmaterial, galvanized sheet metal or similarly prepared material beingpreferred, and in practice the dishes or other articles to be drainedare put inthe tray and hot or boiling water poured thereon, and thewater runs out through the spout E into a suitable receptacle preparedtherefor.

It will be understood that this device may be made of any desired size,and the shape of the frame and the tray E may be varied withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- As an improved article of manufacture, adish-drainer, comprising a framesupported by legs A, and which consistsof side rods a, and end rods a cross-rod a wires B, transverse rods b; abrace consisting of horizontal rods 0, short rods 0 brace-rods D, a trayE, having a discharge-spout F, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my inventionI have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 10th day of April,1897.

RICHARD BUNOE.

Witnesses:

O. GERsT, L. R. MAHONY.

